Publications about books for children and young adults
Lolly, who just returned from a whirlwind trip to London, was sweet enough to bring us a pre-Summer Olympics treat: Cadbury chocolate gold medals! Speaking of the 2012 Summer Olympics, we’ve just updated our Horn Book Magazine–recommended sports books list with recently published fiction and nonfiction for all ages. Read along with all the Olympics [...]
The books recommended below were all published within the last several years and reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. Picture books Suggested grade level: K–3 Crouching Tiger written by Ying Chang Compestine; illus. by Yan Nascimbene (Candlewick) Grandpa teaches his impatient grandson Ming [...]
Summer is the season for recreational reading, outdoor activities, fun, sports, and, this year, the Summer Olympics. In The Horn Book Guide, there’s never a shortage of sports-themed books, from high-interest bait for reluctant readers to entertaining diversions for voracious ones. The following sports-books-done-right for upper-elementary and middle-grade readers are all recommended in recent or [...]
